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Easter parade 1940s

Posted by Norman Dunn on 20/4/2025, 10:24 am
Edited by board administrator 20/4/2025, 10:31 am

A Easter Parade photo from about 80 years ago in Park Rd.
Park Rd has hardly changed in that time.
Below is the same view today

Re: Easter parade 1940s

Posted by John Mills on 21/4/2025, 12:31 am, in reply to "Easter parade 1940s"

Norman,
I cannot remember any Easter parades when we were young, do you? I bet Stan will be able to help on this one.
Enjoy the holiday.

Re: Easter parade 1940s

Posted by Mac Cummings on 21/4/2025, 9:53 am, in reply to "Re: Easter parade 1940s"

I am guessing that you must be young.I remember them in Jarrow in the 40s and 50's........and the Oranges for the children after the event

Re: Easter parade 1940s

Posted by Norman Dunn on 21/4/2025, 1:48 pm, in reply to "Re: Easter parade 1940s"

Hi John,
Good to see you on the board.
I remember various parades when we were young especially the Armistice day parades. I think some church parades gave oranges out to the kids.

Re: Easter parade 1940s

Posted by Stan Wears on 21/4/2025, 7:38 pm, in reply to "Re: Easter parade 1940s"

Sorry John,I'm 100% certain St. Aloysius never had one. I would have remembered it.

Re: Easter parade 1940s

Posted by Stan Wears on 21/4/2025, 7:44 pm, in reply to "Re: Easter parade 1940s"

Today the school children decorate the church as I remember but no parade...

Re: Easter parade 1940s

Posted by Liz Dance on 21/4/2025, 8:15 pm, in reply to "Re: Easter parade 1940s"

I remember taking hard boiled eggs into school so that we could paint them, we also decorated straw hats.

I remember a few of the Churches held Easter Parades, I can’t remember which ones though, they weren’t Hebburn Churches.

Re: Easter parade 1940s

Posted by Liz Dance on 21/4/2025, 8:16 pm, in reply to "Re: Easter parade 1940s"

I should say wasn’t around in the 1940’s.

Re: Easter parade 1940s

Posted by Sheila on 21/4/2025, 10:04 pm, in reply to "Re: Easter parade 1940s"

Stan, I think you’re right. I never remembered St Aloysius marching on a Good Friday.

Re: Easter parade 1940s

Posted by Mac Cummings on 22/4/2025, 12:48 pm, in reply to "Re: Easter parade 1940s"

In Jarrow it was principally non-conformists who marched alongside the C of E. I cannot be sure that those of the RC faith took part. It was still a time when the various faiths didnt mingle.

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